Toothbrush and tumbler holder



'- Oct. 2, 1934. 1555 1,975,691

TOOTHBRUSH AND TUMBLER HOLDER Filed Dec. 27, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l Oct.2, 1934. F. J. HIBBS TOOTHBRUSH AND TUMBLER HOLDER Filed Dec. 27, 1952 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. 2, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in toothbrush and tumblerholders, and more particularly concerns a simple, easily manufacturedand compact arrangement for holding the brushes and tumbler, and inwhich the tumbler is used as a protection against the access of dirt tothe brushes.

One of the features of the present invention is the provision of such anarrangement which can be made of few parts, in quantity, and which uponinstallation is capable of ready separation of its parts for cleansing.

Another feature of the present invention is the provision of a structurecompetent of holding toothbrushes and tumbler, in conjunction with asupporting device, the holder proper being readily removable forcleansing, and being of such a shape that it does not operate to gatherdirt.

Other features of the present invention will appear in the course of thefollowing specification and claims, in conjunction with the formsillustrated on the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of assembling devicesaccording to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a View corresponding to that of Figure 1, but showing theelements separated and in relative position for assembly.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view, through the device.

Figure 4 is a similar vertical view, through a modified form of assemblystructure.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the supporting shelf employed inFigure 4.

In the drawings, the device is shown as comprised of a supportingbracket 10 and a brush and tumbler holder body 11.

The bracket 10 has a hole therethrough, and is provided with theapertured legs 12 through which may be passed the securing screws 13 forfastening the bracket to a vertical wall.

The holder body proper 11 may be formed by molding any appropriatecomposition such as glass, celluloid, synthetic resinous product, or

the like. It comprises, in the illustrative form, a

cylindrical portion which fits closely within the hole of the bracket10, a collar 14 which may rest upon the bracket and thereby sustain thesupporting body in position, and an upward extension or core piece 15 oflesser diameter than the collar 14 and thereby adapted to fit within theopen mouth of an inverted tumbler 16 which rests upon the collar 14.

The supporting body 11 is likewise provided with a plurality of verticalpockets or holes 17, 18, 19, 20, each of which is intended to receive atoothbrush and hold it in a vertical position and preferably out ofpossible contact with other, toothbrushes. It is preferred to have oneof these holes of a larger diameter and thus able to receive a tube 21(Figure 1) of toothpaste.

In the illustrated form, the holes l7, 18, 19 and 20 are shown asterminating short of the bottom of the body 11.

The method of assembly and disassembly of the parts is obvious. Thetumbler can be employed without removing any brush, but serves when inposition to protect the brushes against dirt and splashed water from anadjacent basin. The disassembly of the tumbler and brush for toothcleansing purposes is simple and direct. If it is desired to cleanse thestructure, the lower cylindrical portion of the supporting body 11 maybe pushed upward and the body removed. The toothbrushes and paste areseparated, and the body is ready for cleansing. The bracket is thusfreed of all encumbrances and may itself be easily wiped.

In the form of construction shown in Figure 4, the same illustrativetype of body is employed in conjunction with a glass shelf 10a, whichhas a holder therein for receiving the lower cylindrical portion of thesupporting body. This shelf may be supported in any suitable manner, asby the attachment of the end angles 12a to a wall surface.

The operation of the device is the same in this form of construction,and it may likewise be readily removed for cleansing, and the shelf thusexposed so that it likewise may be washed and wiped.

It is obvious that the invention is not limited solely to the forms ofconstruction illustrated, but that it may be modified in many wayswithin the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

A combined toothbrush and tumbler holder comprising a supporting brackethaving a projecting portion provided with an opening therethrough, atoothbrush holder dimensioned so as to slip freely into the opening insaid bracket, said holder having a projecting collar adjacent and spacedfrom the upper end thereof, said collar being adapted to rest on saidbracket and removably support said holder therein, said holder having aseries of independent pockets spaced from each other adapted to receiveand house the handle portions of the articles to be supported in saidholder, the portion of said holder above said collar being dimensionedso as to receive and retain a tumbler supported on the upper face ofsaid collar whereby the projecting portions of the articles placed insaid pockets may be housed in said tumbler.

FRANK J. HIBBS.

